title: Recent advances in gastric floating drug delivery technology: a review.
abstract: Gastric floating drug delivery systems have been an avenue of considerable interest in terms of their immense potential for better pharmacotherapeutic interventions along with site-specific absorption. These buoyant systems significantly enhance the bioavailability and controlled delivery of several drug molecules. Scientific investigators have also carried out substantial research endeavours worldwide in order to design a more systematic and intellectual floating systems. The present manuscript is an attempt to highlight numerous recent advancements in the design of gastric floating drug delivery systems along with various available commercial preparations. Salient applications, characterization aspects and future perspectives of these multifarious systems have also been addressed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra-136119, India. rakesh_pahwa2407@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pahwa
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bisht
authors.forename: Vipin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Kanchan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kohli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D013270:Stomach / Q000502:physiology*